Iran launched missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for American airstrikes on Iranian positions, sharply escalating the conflict in the Persian Gulf. Tehran also threatened to walk away from nuclear negotiations, raising fears of a broader regional war. The attacks come after weeks of mounting tensions between Washington and Tehran.
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President Donald Trump is pushing Syria's government to confront Hezbollah militants operating near Syrian territory, a move that has raised alarms in both Lebanon and Israel. The administration sees the effort as part of a broader strategy to weaken Iran-aligned forces across the region, but critics warn it could destabilize Lebanon's fragile government.
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GameStop pledged on Friday to continue pursuing its unsolicited $56 billion cash-and-stock takeover bid for eBay, even after the e-commerce giant's board unanimously rejected the offer. The videogame retailer's aggressive move signals a new chapter for the meme-stock darling as it seeks to transform into a major e-commerce player.
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OpenAI has deferred the public rollout of its next-generation AI model, GPT-5.6, following a request from the White House to provide U.S. government agencies with early access to frontier AI systems. The company expressed concerns that such restrictions should not become the norm, raising questions about the balance between national security and open AI development.
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The devastating twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela this week, killing over 1,430 people, hit along fault lines that scientists had previously identified as high-risk zones. The quakes, measuring 7.4 and 7.2, underscore the gap between scientific warning and disaster preparedness in the region.
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Thousands of World Cup fans arriving in North America for the 2026 tournament are being left without seats after StubHub canceled resale tickets just days before matches. The secondary ticketing platform blamed FIFA's ticketing infrastructure, while angry fans report being offered refunds but no replacement tickets for sold-out games.
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A study of over 463,000 adolescents published in JAMA Health Forum found that teenagers who use cannabis face roughly double the risk of developing psychotic and bipolar disorders by young adulthood. The research is among the largest to date examining the link between adolescent cannabis use and serious mental illness.
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A rapid attribution study found that the extreme heatwave scorching Europe — which smashed temperature records in Germany, the UK, France, Switzerland, and the Czech Republic — was made 'virtually impossible' by natural climate variability alone. The UK recorded 36.9°C, breaking its June record for the third day in a row, while France reported over 1,000 excess deaths.
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